Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-09-01


Fires are not uncomfortable at night and
! early morning.
I Mrs. b. II. Abel, If our town, i visiting
friends in Washington.
I In consequence Of recent cool weather
the exodus Of Summer bnarders has begun.
Examinations Of the candidates for pub
lie school teachers were held here on Mon
day and Tuesday last
The steamer Thompson brought a color
ed excursion here on Monday night, 29th
ult About $50 were aboard
Rev. Father Vandcyiyer, Vicar General
Of the Richmond diocese, is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph +. Neal. Of this village.
A grand tournament and ball for the ben
eft Of It. Johns church will he held carly
in October. Further notice will h. given
later
There will be dinner given ~ The col
"red members Of Sacred Heart Parish next
Saturday, September Bril-. at the church
grounds.
Mr. George ;. Mattingly, who has charge
Of one If the most fiourishing schools IN
the Eastern Shore, has returned t. his post
Of duty after brief visit 10 the county
Mrs. Daniel C. Iammctt and daughter,
Miss Pauline, left per steamer sue Satur-
day last for an extended trip through Nir-
,viuiu 'r.uu.-.,.. =, Al ,tI,or ~,,,,Iarr Sat-
The oyster season opens to-day, Scptcm-
Der lst, and Mr. :. r Welt says he will
bc ready 10 supply lovers Of the hiyaives
with ruastS, stews, steamed. etc, al shortest
notice.
Capt. Tom Foxwcll j. at work driving
piles 1T the Leonardtown wharf, on which
10 erect store house FIR Mr. Frank n
Holmes, who will, We learn, open in time
for the winter trade
Mr.. \. L. Dawkins, who has been for the
last few years engaged in the mercantile
business At 1t. Clements Bay, contcmplatcs
retiring from the mercantile life here and
emigrating West.
DIR. r. II. Latham, formerly Of this coun-
~, now located AT Wc4thcrby, Pa, and
Mr. Harry Spalding, If Baltimore, visited
our sanctum Tuesday last. We were much
pleased to Sc them.
Mr. Louis Ford, the popular principal Of
BladcnShurg Academy, has been appointed
principal OF the High school Al Iiyattsvillc,
Prince Georges county, and will assume
the duties Of principal Of both schools for
the ensuing year.
We regret t. learn that our popular
townsman. Mr. Luke +. Matthews, who
left about IL month ago for trip Ia West
Virginia, has been extremely sick ut the
residence Of his brothcrin-law, Mr.. \. ".
N@alc, of Charlc- county.
Mr.. {. ID. Chunn, who is visiting his
home near Chaptiro, will return t. Yale in
the course of a few weeks L. complete his
education, which i'll health compelled him
10 abandon two years ago, during which
time he taught in Minnesota. We wish
him good health and much success.
Mr. John Abrll, superintendent OF one Of
Mr. J. Frank Furd's farms. had his collar
bone broken few weeks ago. While tal-
lowing, ne plowcd up "a bees nest, the horses
being Stung, ran OF, dragging Mr.. Abcll al
ter them by the leading lines. which were
wrapped around hi> wrists.
Mr. Charles VI. Hayden, who has dur
ing the sickness u the BEACoN's forces,
been working with Us. stuck Il fish hook
in one If his fingers last week while fish
ing. Ills finger had to hc split open to re-
move il, 80 that h. now is unable to do any
work. 1T never rains, but pnur>."
The Calvert Ga-,ns Of saturday August
eth, says: John Thomas Ross, the color
cd bunker, executed in Baltimore city YES
tcrdav, made full confession If his CON
ncction with the murder of Miss Emily
Brown" cur brother can boast Of giving
Ia his readers this piece Of news nearly two
weeks ahead Of any journal in the country